Improvement in ironing apparatus



D. BENNETT.

IRQNING APPARATUS. No.179,v675. Patented Ju1'y11,1876.

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U ITED STATES PATENT OEFIcE DANIEL BENNETT, OF OHILLIGOTHE, OHIO:

IMPROVEMENT IN lRONlNG APPARATUS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [7 9,675, dated July11, 1876; application filed June 12, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL BENNETT, of Ohillicothe, in the county ofRoss and State of Ohio, have invented a new and ImprovedIroning-lvlachine, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists'of a reciprocating iron, with contrivance forheating it by steam, which is admitted to and exhausted from it, whilerunning, by pipes having an extensionjoint, with 'stuftingbox workingcorrespondingly with ,the iron; and it also consists of a work'tablehaving vertical and lateral reciprocating movements. .in combinationwiththe reciprocating iron, to present the work to the iron, all ashereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine, except the iron, which is shownin horizontal section. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the machine,taken on the line 00 a; of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa transverse section takenon the-line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a hollow iron, which I prefer to construct in about thesame form as the common sad-irons, except at thecorners I round it off alittle to prevent it from catching in the clothes. This iron is attachedto the reciprocating bar 0, arranged to slide in supports D, andoperated by the crank shaft E, to which the poweris applied, and towhich the bar is geared, so as to be made to work long or short strokesat will.

The-steam is admitted to and exhausted from the hollow iron while atwork by the pipes F and G, each having an extensionjoint, consisting'ofa cylinder, H, piston I, and stuffing box J, the cylinder being attachedto a stationary part of the pipe, and the piston to the part attached toandmoving with the iron and its carrying-bar, thus enabling live steamto circulate through the iron and keep it hot while running.

The work-table K is mounted on a support, L, which is adjustablelaterallyin the support M by a lever, N, to allow the goods to beshifted alongthe iron as the work progresses; and it is mounted thereonby springs 0, which yield to the inequalities of the goods, and pressthem up to the iron by an elastic pressure calculated to enable the ironto work easily and pass the goods uniformly.

The support N is made to rise and fall by the vertical slides P andfoot-lever Q, to facilitate the pulling on and removing of the goods,and a spring-holder, R, is arranged in such relation to the side.opposite to the one where the operator presents and holds the goods thatwhen the table is raised up to the iron it takes hold and prevents theiron from displacing it, and when the table descends it frees the goods,so that they can be readilytaken ofi and others can be put on.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patcut- 1. The combination of inlet and exhaust pipes F G,having an extension-joint, H I .T, with areciprocating iron, A,substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the laterally and vertically adjustable table Kwith an iron mounted on and operated by the reciprocating bar 0,substantially as specified.

3. The combination of the spring-holder It with thevcrtically-adjustable table K and the reciprocating iron A,substantially as specified.

DANIEL BENNETT.

Witnesses:

LABAN B. LYoNs, O. H. HOWARD.

